The Initiative on Cities is accepting applications for the 2017 – 2018 National League of Cities Menino Fellowship. The NLC Menino Fellowship provides one Boston University undergraduate student with the opportunity to explore an interest in public service, city-level programs and policies, and municipal leadership on behalf of children, youth, and families through an on-campus […]
The Initiative on Cities is thrilled to open applications for the 2015 IOC Summer Fellow in the City of Boston’s Mayor’s Office. This Fellowship enables a Boston University graduate student to work with the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, a ground-breaking team dedicated to civic innovation and creative approaches to municipal governance. 2014 IOC […]
What are the greatest obstacles facing 21st century mayors? Which policy areas do mayors care most deeply about? With federal support diminishing as urban populations steadily rise, how can mayors lead their cities towards a more stable and sustainable future? In a first-of-its-kind National Survey of Mayors, the Initiative on Cities examined how America’s most […]
On Thursday December 4, Boston University students, faculty, and area practitioners gathered for The Inclusive City, the third edition of the Initiative on Cities’ Urban Seminar Series. Coming on the heels of widespread public unrest over the Eric Garner case in New York City and the Michael Brown case in Ferguson, Missouri, the Seminar’s focus […]
WBUR’s World of Ideas program featured the Mayors Panel from Sea Level Rise and the Future of Coastal Cities, a discussion moderated by WBUR’s own Bob Oakes. Panelists included Brian Swett, Chief of Energy, Environment, and Open Space for Boston, MA; Mayor J. Christian Bollwage of Elizabeth, NJ; and Councillor Arron Wood of Melbourne, Australia. […]